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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Test, Non-CDC

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS U0002

2019-nCoV coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2/2019-nCoV (COVID-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-CDC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Test, Non-CDC cost?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$51.29$51.29 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$51.29 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $51 to $105Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $41 to $59
$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $51

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$69.18

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in West Virginia than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 34th of 51

$51.29

WV $112DE $51.29

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.